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40 x 50, Royal Quad, vintage poster is a
Southern Railway advertising poster from the late 1930s, featuring the iconic ocean liners RMS Queen Mary and SS Normandie off Spithead.
Poster Information
Title: The poster text includes the lines "RMS QUEEN MARY AND SS NORMANDIE OFF SPITHEAD" and "The World's Greatest Liners use SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS".
Artist: The artwork was created by the British artist Leslie Carr.
Year: It was produced around 1936 to 1938.
Purpose: The poster was produced by the Southern Railway to promote Southampton Docks, which they owned and managed at the time. The docks were developed to be able to accommodate the largest liners in the world, securing Southampton's position as a premier passenger port.
Content: The illustration shows the two rival ships, the British Queen Mary and the French Normandie, which competed for the title of the largest and fastest passenger ship in the world during the 1930s. |
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